German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish President Andrzej Duda in Berlin on Tuesday, on the heels of talks with US, Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
The three were meeting over fears about Russia amassing military hardware and more than 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine.
Scholz said the NATO allies were in agreement on the situation at present and what the consequences should be if Ukraine’s territory and sovereignty were violated.
"Our common goal is to avoid a war in Europe," said the chancellor, flanked by Duda and Macron.
"The deployment of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine is very worrying and our assessment of the situation here is very much the same," he said.
"Just as our attitude is that further violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine is unacceptable and would have far-reaching consequences, politically, economically and certainly also geo-strategically."
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